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Politics YG Was Contacted By Secret Service Over 'FDT' One of Hip Hop's most recognizable protest records continues affecting YG's career nearly a decade later. By Erika Marie July 07, 2026
Music Beyoncé Narrates Jay-Z's Roots Picnic Hair Transformation Jay-Z received plenty of reactions for changing up his hair, and now, Beyoncé is showing off the secret behind that change. By Alexander Cole June 22, 2026
Relationships Kanye West & A Bikini-Clad Bianca Censori Bring Back The Mannequin Challenge While the Mannequin Challenge has been out of style for years, Kanye West and Bianca Censori have decided to bring it back. By Alexander Cole June 22, 2026
Music Isaiah Rashad Says He Doesn't Get "Frank Ocean Perks" It's been years since Isaiah Rashad's sexuality was first questioned, and now he's opening up about how he's being received by the public. By Erika Marie May 29, 2026
Music Drake's Second Week Sales Projections For "ICEMAN" Are Impressive Drake remains one of the biggest artists in the world, and his recent sales figures for "ICEMAN" are further proof of his dominance. By Alexander Cole May 27, 2026
Music Stevie J Refuses To Switch Up On Diddy, Cuts Off Friends Who Did Despite many in the industry abandoning Diddy during his trial and following his conviction, Stevie J doubles down on his loyalty. By Erika Marie May 21, 2026
Music Drake Tells Ebro To "Die Slower" In Leaked DMs Drake decided not to take the high road recently as "Ebro In The Morning" was taken off the air over at Hot 97. By Alexander Cole December 15, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Shows Off New Face Tattoo Of A Massive Lion 6ix9ine showed off the new face tattoo after a judge sentenced him to three months in prison, earlier this month. By Cole Blake December 10, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's Movie With "South Park" Creators Delayed Indefinitely Bad news for Kendrick Lamar fans... Although they haven't had much to complain about over the past 18 months or so. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 22, 2025
Music PlaqueBoyMax Reveals He’s Launching His Own Record Label Earlier this week, PlaqueBoyMax took to Twitter/X to invite fans to submit their music in hopes of being picked to join him on stream. By Caroline Fisher August 21, 2025
Music Soulja Boy Hypes Up New Album By Cutting His Dreads Off Soulja Boy threw it back to the old days by getting a new haircut before "Draco Season," his new album dropping this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2025
Music Fivio Foreign Wants To Box PlaqueBoyMax Months After Viral Spat It looks like Fivio Foreign is still not over his short-lived beef with PlaqueBoyMax, which started during a stream in January. By Caroline Fisher August 20, 2025